Address: 1755 Palmer Drive, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Principal: Robert Morton | Office Phone: 419-784-2777
Athletic Director: Jerry Buti | Office Phone: 419-784-0102 | Email
Defiance WBL Championships
Baseball (30): 26, 25, 24, 22, 21, 19, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08, 07, 05, 04, 02, 00, 99, 98, 97, 95, 94, 93, 92, 89, 85, 84, 82, 77
Boys Basketball (9): 16, 14, 13, 12, 10, 83, 78, 77, 74
Girls Basketball (1): 00
Boys Cross Country (27): 21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 13, 12, 09, 08, 04, 02, 01, 00, 99, 92, 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 73
Girls Cross Country (12): 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 08, 07, 06, 05, 99, 98, 93
Football (4): 08, 00, 97, 96
Boys Golf (7): 11, 09, 98, 94, 87, 86, 77
Girls Golf (1): 25
Boys Soccer (4): 04, 03, 01, 00
Softball (9): 24, 23, 19, 18, 09, 04, 97, 92, 91
Girls Swimming (3): 00, 99, 98
Boys Tennis (2): 89, 80
Boys Track (17): 15, 10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 02, 00, 99, 94, 91, 86, 83, 82, 79, 74, 73
Girls Track (4): 19, 11, 10, 08
Volleyball (3): 05, 04, 00
Wrestling (20): 15, 14, 01, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74
Defiance State Appearances
State Championships
2016 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Boys Basketball Division II State Champions
2013 Boys Cross Country Division II State Champions
2013 Baseball Division II State Champions
1997 Football Division II State Champions
1992 Baseball Division I State Champion
State Semifinalists
2010 Baseball Division II State Semifinalist
2009 Boys Cross Country Division II -4th Place
2002 Baseball State Semifinalist
1940 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1932 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
State Championships (Individuals)
2013 Division II Track & Field 3200 Meter Run State Champion – Abel Flores
2010 Division II Track & Field 3200M Run State Champion – Megan Vogelsong
2009-10 Division II Wrestling 112 lb. State Champion – B.J. Miller
2009 Division II Track & Field 3200 Relay State Champion – Sebastian Brown, Sean Murray, Trevin Flickinger, Zach Wiles
1988 Division I Track & Field Long Jump State Champion – Renae Stahl
1971 Division I Wrestling Heavyweight State Champion – Dave Harrow
Ohio Baseball Player of the Year Awards (Mr. Baseball)
Tyler Burgoon 2007
Jon Niese 2005
Chad Billingsley 2003
Defiance News & Scores
2/11 Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 80 Allen East 56
Archbold 71 Defiance 57
Bluffton 49 Elida 44
Pleasant 59 Kenton 43
Wapakoneta 41 Van Buren 40
2/11 Bowling Scores
Boys
Clay 2355 Defiance 2088
Girls
Defiance 1971 Clay 1570
2/11 WBL Wrestling Scores
Wapakoneta 62 Bath 5
Defiance 51 Celina 18
St. Marys 46 Elida 19
Van Wert 53 Kenton 23
2024-25 WBL Boys Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Bowler of the Year: Tyler Neely – Wapakoneta
1st Team
Tyler Neely – Wapakoneta
Eli Vanmeter – Wapakoneta
Levi Goff – Defiance
Aiden Ruhe – Ottawa-Glandorf
Eban Albert – Kenton
Hudson Latimore – Kenton
2nd Team
Logan Sutton – Van Wert
Aiarac Doner – Celina
Will Ross – St. Marys
Quintin Posada – Celina
Parker Larimore – Shawnee
3rd Team
Aiden Thieman – St. Marys
Christian Thatcher – Van Wert
Jesse Harrison – Kenton
Drew Link – Bath
Hayden Davis – Van Wert
Honorable Mention
James Melvin – Bath
Lucas Gray – Celina
Blake Carpenter – Defiance
Ryan Sheidler – Elida
Trevor Roesner – Kenton
Bryson Compher – Ottawa-Glandorf
Seth Gilbert – Shawnee
Damian Webb – St. Marys
Tristan Blackmore – Van Wert
Caleb Miller – Wapakoneta
2024-25 WBL Girls Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Bowler of the Year: Reagan Horine – Van Wert
1st Team
Reagan Horine – Van Wert
Chloe Bruce – Celina
Aubryn Schnarre – Wapakoneta
Mabel Adams – Defiance
Elena Meeker – Shawnee
Kaleigh Caywood – St. Marys
2nd Team
Ryann Eckhardt – Celina
Brynly Huber – Celina
Karyn Hopkins – Kenton
Rylie Wernke – Wapakoneta
Ali Kable – St. Marys
3rd Team
Braylee Mullins – St. Marys
Lindsey Say – Van Wert
Adelynn Howery – Bath
Kalynn Michael – Defiance
Sophia Rupert-Hecht – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Mackenzie Lenhart – Bath
Corinne Westgerdes – Celina
Caryss Canales – Defiance
Taylor Fisher – Elida
Mackenzie Kugel – Kenton
Lauren May – Ottawa-Glandorf
Alayna Brown – Shawnee
Kallie McKinley – St. Marys
Makayla Wannemacher – Van Wert
Kaylee Hyde – Wapakoneta
2025 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division III
University of Toledo Regional
Shawnee
Northwest 1 District
1. Shawnee, 2. Defiance, 3. Wapakoneta, 6. Celina
Division IV
BGSU Regional
Elida
Northwest 1 District
1. Elida, 4. Bath, 5. Van Wert, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf, 9. St. Marys, 10. Kenton
2/8 OHSAA Swimming Sectionals
Ayersville Section 2 Sectional
Boys
Celina, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Girls
Celina, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Complete Results
Fremont Section 3 Sectional Flight #2
Boys D1/D2 Split
Defiance, Wapakoneta
Girls D1/D2 Split
Defiance, Wapakoneta
Complete Results
Lima Section 5 Sectional
Boys
Bath, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Girls
Bath, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Complete Results
District Qualifiers:
Division I: Boys | Girls
Division II: Boys | Girls
2/8 Girls Basketball Scores
Bluffton at Bath (ppd to 2/10)
Findlay 55 Defiance 23
Kenton 59 Bellefontaine 36
Shawnee 60 Lima Central Catholic 22
Minster 51 Wapakoneta 36
2025 WBL Boys Bowling Tournament
2025 WBL Bowling Tournament at Plaza Lanes
Boys
1. Wapakoneta 4432, 2. Van Wert 4073, 2. St. Marys 4073, 4. Celina 3908, 5. Kenton 3836, 6. Shawnee 3809, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 3613, 8. Elida 3515, 9. Defiance 3511, 10. Bath 3281
Tournament Medalist
1. Tyler Neely, Wapakoneta 720, 2. Eli Van Meter, Wapakoneta 699, 3. Caleb Miller, Wapakoneta 672
Complete Team Results | Complete Individual Results
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Wapakoneta 20, 2. St. Marys 17, 3. Van Wert 14.5, 4. Celina 14, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 12.5, 6. Shawnee 10, 7. Kenton 9.5, 8. Defiance 5.5, 9. Elida 4, 10. Bath 3
2/7 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Defiance 57 Bath 39
Ottawa-Glandorf 51 Celina 42
Elida 47 Wapakoneta 37
St. Marys 65 Kenton 48
Shawnee 82 Van Wert 69
2025 WBL Girls Bowling Tournament
2025 WBL Bowling Tournament at Plaza Lanes
Girls
1. Celina 3910, 2. Van Wert 3450, 3. Wapakoneta 3446, 4. St. Marys 3277, 5. Bath 3107, 6. Shawnee 2953, 7. Kenton 2947, 8. Defiance 2919, 9. Elida 2676, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 2448
Tournament Medalist
1. Corinne Westgerdes, Celina 659; 2. Chloe Bruce, Celina 589; 3. Reagan Horine, Van Wert 583
Complete Team Results | Complete Individual Results
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Celina 19, 2. St. Marys 17, 3. Wapakoneta 16, 4. Van Wert 15, 5. Shawnee 10, 5. Bath 10, 5. Defiance 10, 8. Kenton 7, 9. Elida 4, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 2
2024-25 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 2/7
2024-25 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 2/7
Boys
High Average: Tyler Neely, Wapakoneta 225.1
Top 10 Games: Tyler Neely, Wapakoneta 296
Top 10 Series: Xavier Boop, Elida 546
WBL Points Leader: Tyler Neely, Wapakoneta 85
Girls
High Average: Chloe Bruce, Celina 197.3
Top 10 Games: Regan Horine, Van Wert 266
Top 10 Series: Chloe Bruce, Celina 494
WBL Points Leader: Regan Horine, Van Wert 85.5
2/6 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 38 Defiance 29
Ottawa-Glandorf 61 Celina 22
Elida 47 Wapakoneta 37
St. Marys 55 Kenton 44
Shawnee 49 Van Wert 37
2/6 WBL Bowling Scores
Boys
Defiance 2561 Bath 2416
Wapakoneta 2637 Elida 2262
Girls
Defiance 2426 Bath 2071
Wapakoneta 2408 Elida 1687
2/6 WBL Wrestling Scores
Defiance 68 Bath 9
Celina 76 Ottawa-Glandorf 4
Wapakoneta 58 Elida 9
St. Marys 63 Kenton 16
Shawnee 40 Van Wert 36